If you lived in El Salvador instead of Germany, you would:

Health

live 6.1 years less

In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 10.3% more likely to be obese

In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 36.8% lower top tax rate

Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 84.1% less money

Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 40.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 54.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

have 96.8% more children

In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 38.9% less likely to have internet access

In Germany, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 32.0% less on education

Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 38.5% less on healthcare

Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 87.1% less coastline

Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Ministry of Finance.

El Salvador: At a glance

El Salvador is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 20,721 sq km. El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
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